The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
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The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (orig. Spanish Empresas y Tribulaciones de Maqroll el Gaviero) is a compilation of novellas by Colombian author Álvaro Mutis. The novellas center on the exploits and adventures of Maqroll the Gaviero ( gavia is Spanish for topsail, and gaviero is the sailor in charge of the topsail, but there is also a pun with the word gavia which, like gaviota, also means seagull), and his travels on sea and on land across the world.
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- 2001 novels
- Colombian novels
- Novellas
- 2000s novel stubs
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